# South Korea last year released a joint fact sheet on its trade deal with the U.S. It included terms ensuring South Korea will not ‌receive unfavourable ‍treatment from U.s. ‍tariffs on imported chips compared to ‌key competitors.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-01-19 · The Economic Times*

## Key points

- South Korea last year secured trade terms to avoid worse U.S. chip tariffs than competitors.
- A presidential spokesperson confirmed efforts to secure favorable terms for memory chip tariffs.
- South Korea's trade minister claims new U.S. AI chip tariffs will have limited impact on Korean firms.
- Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, both Korean, are major global memory chip producers.

**Companies:** Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix
**Countries:** South Korea, United States

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